STRONGER COMPANIES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

Roundtable

Getting Ready for the Holidays

September 13, 2006

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STRONGER COMPANIES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

MISSION & VISION

Our Mission

To engage high growth companies in corporate citizenship and philanthropic efforts so that new and leveraged resources are generated for community benefit.

Our Work

EF works with emerging companies to create, manage and implement corporate foundations and community benefit programs.

Our Vision

Silicon Valley will be considered a leading community, not just for our innovations but also for our corporate commitment to the broader community.

STRONGER COMPANIES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

AGENDA

9:30 Introductions

9:35 Setting the stage: Some Statistics

9:40 Case Study—Kathy Wheeler, Cadence Design Systems

9:55 Case Study—Cheryl Adams, CenterBeam

10:10 Small group discussion

10:35 Roll up discussion

10:50 Announcements and handouts

10:55 Wrap-up and Evaluation

STRONGER COMPANIES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

SOME STATISTICS: Homelessness, Santa Clara County

• Each year 0ver 20,000 people have an episode of homelessness.

• Of this number, 25 percent are under the age of 18.

REASON % OF TOTAL

Alcohol or drug use 20.5%

Lost job (unemployment) 17.5%

Unable to pay rent / mortgage 14.7%

Argument with family / friends 12.7%

Released from jail / prison 10.5%

Other reasons 5.0%

Illness or medical problem 4.5%

REASON % OF TOTAL

Mental health issues 4.5%

Family violence 4.2%

Divorce 3.3%

Released from treatment program 1.6%

Emancipation from foster care 0.7%

Released from hospital 0.3%

Primary Reasons for Homelessness

(Source: Applied Survey Research, The 2004 Santa Clara County Homeless Census and Survey, April 2005)

STRONGER COMPANIES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

SOME STATISTICS: Homelessness, San Mateo County

• Homelessness in San Mateo County increased 71% from 2001-2003.

• Over 6,000 people become homeless in San Mateo County every year.

• The typical homeless person on the Peninsula is just 5 years old. Families with children are the fastest growing segment of homelessness.

• Most of the parents in homeless families do have jobs, but they are low-paying and don’t provide enough to cover the high cost of housing.

• The vast majority of homeless people on the Peninsula are hard-working families who have become homeless because of a financial emergency.

(Source: Shelter Network, www.shelternetwork.org)

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Great Things Our Community Organizations Do

• Every month, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties serves an average of 163,500 people; enough people to fill Candlestick Park more than twice.

• 60% are low-income families• 37% are children• 20% are seniors

• In 2005, Family Giving Tree gave away 63,000 toys to children in need through 256 community organizations over the holidays.

• Last year, Samaritan House in San Mateo County collected 400,000 lbs. of food and 40,000 new toys to distribute to 1,400 families during the holidays. 300 of these families were shut-ins, or people physically unable to pick up their holiday packages at the distribution center.

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SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION

• What is your company doing for the holidays?

• How are you engaging the employees?

• Who are your community partners?

• What are your biggest challenges and lessons learned

from past holiday activities?

• What are you best practices?